Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
014 FZAK51 PAFC 231143 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-240000- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 mb low S of the Gulf of Alaska continues to move away from the region through Sun morning. High pressure builds over the Gulf of Alaska from the east. $$ PKZ710-240000- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-240000- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-240000- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-240000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-240000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-240000- Resurrection Bay- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-240000- Northwest Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-240000- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-240000- Southwest Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-240000- Port of Valdez- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-240000- Valdez Narrows- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-240000- Valdez Arm- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-240000- Passage Canal- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-240000- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-240000- Barren Islands East- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-240000- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-240000- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-240000- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-240000- Chiniak Bay- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ737-240000- Marmot Bay- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ738-240000- Shelikof Strait- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ742-240000- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-240000- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-240000- Kachemak Bay- 343 AM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$